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On The Mound – Jose Rosario got the start and also the loss, his fifth of the season as he was roughed up. Rosario worked five innings giving up five runs on six hits while walking four (not good) and striking out one. Sheldon McDonald was outstanding in relief going three scoreless innings giving up one hit while striking out three. Michael Hamann worked one inning out of the pen and got into some trouble before escaping unscathed, he worked one scoreless inning giving up one hit while walking one and striking out one.
At The Plate – Daytona was cruising in this one as they led 6-0 into the bottom of the eighth inning, that's when thing got uncomfortable. Dunedin put five runs on the board in the bottom of the eighth to get within one, luckily the D-Cubs stopped the bleeding and held on to win 6-5. Zeke DeVoss was productive out of the lead off spot going 3-for-5 with three RBI's. Ben Carhart continues his solid 2013 as he went 3-for-5 with two RBI's, he's now hitting .277 on the season with 38 RBI's. Bijan Rademacher was 2-for-4 with two doubles, and an RBI, those are his first two doubles since being called up to Daytona (17 AB). Pin-Chieh Chen was 1-for-2 with two walks (Cubs Way!), a triple, and two runs scored.
On The Mound – Pierce Johnson got the start in this one and picked up his first win with Daytona in his third start. Johnson worked five scoreless innings giving up five hits while walking one and striking out five. Austin Reed was solid out of the pen as he worked two scoreless innings giving up one hit and walking one. Jeffrey Lorick doesn't have many bad games, this was one of them as he worked one inning giving up five runs on four hits while walking one and striking out two. Dayan Diaz took over for Lorick and was barely able to hang on for the save which was the his first of the season. Diaz worked one scoreless inning giving up three hits before escaping some big time trouble.
At The Plate – The Smokies fell behind quickly in this one and could never recover as they were trailing 7-1 by the bottom of the fourth en route to an 8-2 defeat. Not much going offensively but the big news from the day and the game was the debut of Javier Baez, he went 1-for-4 with his first AA home run on his first AA swing of that bat. Christian Villanueva has put together a pretty decent season so far, he was 1-for-4 with his eleventh home run of the year, and his forty-second RBI. Rubi Silva had a solid game going 2-for-4 with two singles, he's now hitting .264 on the season.
On The Mound – Austin Kirk got the start for the Smokies and had a rough go of it as he suffered his third loss of the season. Kirk worked two innings giving up six runs on seven hits while walking three and striking out two. Yeiper Castillo was outstanding out of the pen going five innings giving up one run on four hits while walking three and striking out four. Kevin Rhoderick struggled with his command again in this one, he worked two innings giving up one run on one hit while walking three (the command thing).
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At The Plate – Not a great day all around for Iowa as they lost both ends of the doubleheader to Albuquerque. Logan Watkins was solid in game one going 2-for-4 with an RBI, and a walk, he also made his ninth error of the season. Junior Lake continues his solid 2013 going 1-for-3 with two walks (Cubs Way!) in game one, he's now hitting .319 on the season. The Cubs worked six walks in game one (good!) however they were 2-for-17 with runners in scoring position (bad!). Game two saw much of the same as the Cubs worked four walks, but could only manage five hits, and were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
On The Mound – Jake Arrieta made his Cubs debut in game one and was only able to work one inning before the rains came. Arrieta struggled with his command as he gave up one run on one hit while walking two and striking out two in his inning of work. Esmailin Caridad took over and also took the loss as he went three innings giving up two runs, one earned, while walking one and striking out two. In game two Barret Loux was outstanding but still wound up on the losing end as the Cubs couldn't muster any offense. Loux went six innings giving up one run on four hits while walking four and striking out six.
At The Plate – The Hawks were able to pound out ten hits in this one but couldn't push across any runs except for in the third when they scored three times. Daniel Lockhart had a solid game, minus one error, he was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Yasiel Balaguert was 1-for-3 with a walk, and a run scored, he's now hitting .272 on the season. Jacob Rogers was the offense in this one as he was 2-for-4 with his third home run of the season, three RBI's, and a run scored. The Hawks only had five chances with runners in scoring position despite having ten hits, they finished the game going 2-for-5.
On The Mound – James Pugliese was finally roughed up, he worked five innings giving up five runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out six. Scott Frazier was solid out of the pen going two scoreless innings giving up one hit while walking one and striking out one. Zack Godley, and Matt Iannazzo each worked a scoreless inning in relief to keep the Hawks in the game during the late innings.


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- Instructor: Prof. Kevin Lynch
- Office hours: Tech B222, TBA
- Meeting: 2:00-2:50, MWF, Abbott Auditorium Pancoe
- course website: http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/index.php/ME_449_Robotic_Manipulation
Course Summary
Mechanics of robotic manipulation, computer representations and algorithms for manipulation planning, and applications to industrial automation, parts feeding, grasping, fixturing, and assembly.
Course Text and Software
All of these resources are available at the homepage for the book.
- Get the book. Purchase the printed book, published by Cambridge University Press, or download the preprint version of the book.
- Download the book software from GitHub.
- Download the V-REP robot simulator. After you've installed it, choose "File > Open scene..." and open any of the scenes. Press the "Play" button and verify that the simulator is working.
Video Lectures
Video supplements to the reading can be found at http://modernrobotics.northwestern.edu. If you prefer to watch the videos as playlists in the youtube environment, you can go here instead. These links are also available from the book's homepage.
In general, I recommend that you first watch the videos to get a quick understanding of the material of the chapter, then follow up by reading. The videos are short and dense, so don't expect to get by only watching the videos. You will need to read the book, then do the exercises, to gain mastery of the material.
Approximate Syllabus and Reading
- Chapter 2, Configuration Space (weeks 1-2)
- Chapter 3, Rigid-Body Motions (weeks 2-3)
- Chapter 4, Forward Kinematics (week 4); section 4.2 is optional
- Chapter 5, Velocity Kinematics and Statics (week 5)
- Chapter 6, Inverse Kinematics (week 6); focus on section 6.2
- Chapter 8, Dynamics of Open Chains (weeks 6-7); skip sections 8.4, 8.8, and 8.9
- Chapter 9, Trajectory Generation (week 8); focus on sections 9.1 and 9.4
- Chapter 11, Robot Control (week 9); focus on sections 11.1 through 11.4
- Chapter 13, Wheeled Mobile Robots (week 10); skip section 13.3
Detailed Syllabus (Under Construction)
Homeworks are due at the beginning of class every Wednesday, unless otherwise noted. You will watch the videos and do the reading in advance of class using the material, as noted in the syllabus below. A typical weekly schedule will consist of:
- M: Help with homework.
- W: Homework solutions, student lecture, and in-class assignment OR homework solutions and quiz preparation.
- F: Student lecture and in-class assignment OR quiz.
Class 1 (W 9/20)
- Welcome to the course. Structure of the course (HW due Wed, student-generated lectures and learning materials, in-class assignments, feedback on student lectures, occasional Friday quizzes). Book, software, (lack of) D-H parameters, syllabus, V-REP simulator, office hours.
At home:
- Videos: first 3 videos of Chapter 2, through Chapter 2.2
- Reading: Chapters 2.1 and 2.2
- Software: download github software with book, install V-REP and verify that you can use Scenes 1 and 2 (the UR5)
- HW1, due before class W 9/27: Exercises 2.3, 2.9, 2.20, 2.29. Also, create your own example system with closed loops, something not in the book, and solve for the degrees of freedom using Grubler's formula. Make it something that exists or occurs in common experience, not necessarily a robot. Imagine using it to teach someone about Grubler's formula.
Class 2 (F 9/22)
- Bring your laptop, demo V-REP UR5 scenes
- Sample student lecture and in-class assignment on chapters 2.1 and 2.2
At home:
- Videos: 2 videos on Chapter 2.3
- Reading: Chapter 2.3
Class 3 (M 9/25)
- Help with HW1
At home:
- Videos: 2 videos, Chapter 2.4 and 2.5
- Reading: Chapters 2.4 and 2.5
- Turn in HW1
Class 4 (W 9/27)
- Solutions to HW1; student examples of Grubler's formula
Assignments are graded based on correctness, how well you organize your homework (it should be easy to understand your thinking and easy to find your responses), and how well you follow the submission instructions below. You will lose points if you don't follow these instructions.
If you ever think a problem is stated incorrectly, not enough information is given, or it is impossible to solve, don't panic! Simply make a reasonable assumption that will allow you to solve the problem (but clearly state what this assumption is), or indicate why it is not possible to solve the problem.
Instructions for uploading assignments to Canvas:
0. Upload on time! Late submissions are not accepted. The cutoff time is at the beginning of class on the day the assignment is due.
1. Only upload one zip file or rar file for each assignment;
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Wouldn't it be fun to go to a warm island paradise about now like what we see in the above shots with Dancing With The Stars Chelsie Hightower and Tara Jean Popowich (season 2 winner of "So You Think You Can Dance" Canada)? The two vacationed recently at the Villa del Palmar Resort at the Islands of Loreto in Loreto, Mexico. We're told that they and their guests spent a long weekend at the Villa enjoying massages at Sabila Spa, hiking and running along the mountains of the resort. They also did yoga on the beach and kayaked. They did some paddle boarding on the bay as well. Beautiful! Photos taken by Mauricio Ameneyro. Be sure to click on them to view them in their full size.


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High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Description of method
High-resolution liquid chromatography is a method of analysis for non-charged molecules. For separation it makes use of the differently strong interactions between substances and the filler material (stationary phase).
The stationary phases used are mainly silica gel (normal phase) and reversed phases (RP8 / RP18). In the recent past, the separation of enantiomers on chiral (optically active) phases has been added.
Nearly all organic solvents from nonpolar, such as hexane, to strongly polar, such as methanol and even water, can be used as mobile phases. The choice of solvent is only limited by the type of detector and the choice of temperature.
The detectors normally used are UV probes, so that the mobile phase should not absorb. Due to the different interactions between analytical substance, stationary and mobile phase, the substances are separated and provide a characteristic retention time for these conditions.
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- analysis times of generally a few minutes per sample; difficult samples may take up to one hour or more per analysis
- high accuracy and reproducibility of the analysis results using standard solutions for the calibration of the method
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- separation of low-molecular cell constituents
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Bautista homers twice, Blue Jays beat Red Sox
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Jose Bautista hit a pair of long homers over the Green Monster, starting with the 200th of his career and following with a tiebreaking, two-run drive off Junichi Tazawa in the eighth inning that led the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox 6-2 Saturday.
Bautista put Toronto ahead 2-0 with a solo homer in the sixth, a drive that cleared a billboard at the back of the Monster seats in straightaway left and had the crowd buzzing for several batters. He stood at the plate briefly, admiring the ball's flight.
After Shane Victorino's two-run single against Steve Delabar (5-1) tied the score in the seventh, Bautista followed Jose Reyes' leadoff single in the eighth with a drive off Tazawa (4-3) that went off the base of a light-tower in left-center. Bautista has 18 home runs this season and 21st career multihomer games.
Bautista also threw out Victorino at the plate from right field when he tried to score from second on Dustin Pedroia's sixth-inning single. Boston's Jarrod Saltalamacchia was out at the plate in the seventh, when pitcher Darren Oliver's throw home beat him on Jonathan Diaz's squeeze bunt.
Toronto, which lost the opening two games of the four-game series, stopped Boston's four-game winning streak. The Red Sox had 10 or more hits for the seventh time in eight games.
Reyes boosted the lead with an RBI single in the ninth against Craig Breslow and scored from first on a fielding error Diaz at third.
Delabar struck out four in 1 2-3 innings of relief. Blue Jays starter Esmil Rogers allowed six hits in six scoreless innings.
Boston's Felix Doubront gave up two runs, five hit and three walks in 6 1-3 innings.
Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus made a run-saving diving catch of Diaz's liner in the fifth.
Adam Lind's RBI had put the Blue Jays ahead in the first.
NOTES: Red Sox manager John Farrell doesn't expect SS Stephen Drew, who left Friday's game after aggravating his right hamstring, to go on the DL. ... Reyes is 3 for 17 since coming off the DL. ... Diaz was promoted to the 40-man roster before the game, when RHP Clayton Mortensen was designated for assignment. Diaz batted ninth and was 0 for 3 with a run scored in his major league debut. ... There was a fairly loud contingent of Toronto fans, chanting 'Let's Go Blue Jays' at various times, with many blue jerseys sprinkled behind Toronto's bullpen. ... Bautista and Rajai Davis each stole off Doubront without an attempted throw from Saltalamacchia. Davis stole twice for the second straight game. ... Toronto LHP Mark Buehrle (4-5, 4.73 ERA), who took a shutout into the eighth inning his last time pitching in Fenway, is slated to face RHP Ryan Dempster (5-8, 4.15 ERA) in the series finale on Sunday. After that, the teams don't meet at Fenway again until Boston's final three home games.


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|Trail Length: 0.8 miles
|Type of trail: Loop
|County: Murray County, GA
|Our rating: Moderate
|Features: waterfalls, visitors center, stream, scenic, lake, fishing, canoeing, camping, bathrooms
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The trail immediately enters the cool forest, heading for what appears to be an old roadbed. It heads straight to a intersection with the Gahuti Backcountry Trail at .2 miles, with which it shares its footpath for .4 miles. Just down the Gahuti to the left is a wooden bridge that is worth the brief walk to visit. It is the start of a series of scenic views off the trail to the left which illustrates the "Ridge and Valley" section of Northwest Georgia that begins at the bottom of Fort Mountain. During this time the trails (Big Rock and Gahuti) descend fairly quickly, occasionally broken by brief stretches of level and uphill climbs.
As the trails begin their loop back the 300-foot climb begins along the rapid cascades of Gold Mine Creek. Formed deep in watershed of Fort Mountain, this is the creek that forms Fort Mountain Lake. After it leaves the lake it begins a long 2,000 foot downhill plunge off the mountain, only a small portion of which is visible. As typical with high-mountain falls, the creek is frequently low, especially in late summer. Still, it doesn't take a lot of water for the cascades to come to life. As you climb the playful river darts and twists between the rocks, making for a very enjoyable walk. This area is moderate to difficult and requires an extended climb up rocks.
Finally, the land levels out and the creek no longer cascades. The Gahuti comes off to the left it crosses a small wooden bridge. During the last quarter-mile of the Big Rock Nature Trail the land is level and on quiet days it is possible to see some larger wildlife in this area where the path remains by the creek. Our advice for this area:walk softly.
As the creek moves further away you enter an open field with bird feeders and a developed viewing area off to the left. The return to the starting point is through an open field, regaining the road on the west side of the dam that creates Fort Mountain Lake. Cross the road and use the path to return to he parking lot, which is is a short distance to the right.
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Was it that red-eye-removing performance in One Hour Photo, or his eerie turn in Insomnia? There was some point in Robin Williams' career where his darker side seemed to bleed onto the screen. And with a sense of embarrassment as much as awe, we watched.
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It was all an act, it seemed, from the man who became famous as Mork, a whirling mop of man-hair and rainbow suspenders: An alien whose childlike sensibilities made us all appreciate our inner child and humanity — or else change the channel to a rerun of the Rockford Files.
A standup comic who worked shoulder to shoulder with Richard Pryor, Williams had the kind of edge that cut you down with machine-gun-fire comedy. His live act would be enough to make you clutch your stomach muscles in pain: a rat-at-tat-tat of observational comedy that could take you from cats upchucking in your new shoes to sharp political critiques of the latest current events.
He was smart. You could tell. Even when he was playing the fool in such noted, though critically unimpressive, efforts such as Mrs. Doubtfire and Patch Adams.
Williams gave everything an intense style of commitment that seemed so pure of heart, it was almost sad when the vehicle was a disaster.
And yet, sometimes that was the whole fun of it. RV remains an under-appreciated comic masterpiece — because when it comes to selling the hilarity in a face covered in feces, you need purity of soul. And Williams brought it to everything he did.
His defining role in Good Will Hunting — despite sharing avuncular ground with Judd Hirsch's shrink in Ordinary People — won him an Oscar and proved that his dramatic success in the World According to Garp wasn't just beginner's luck. He had real acting chops.
Yet the public resisted this side of Williams. Every gifted comic possesses a serious side. That desperate turn away from the darkness powers their act, their need to make others laugh at the pain that is the human comedy.
Williams was truly perfect in the altogether haunting One Hour Photo — a film about a box-store photo finisher who develops an unhealthy fascination for the family whose pictures he's printed, and doubled for his own use.
It was such a complete surrender to character, it was impossible to detect a hint of Williams' humanity, and it only made the movie that much creepier.
But no one really wants to watch the comic be serious, let alone psychotic. This is a long-standing problem that has affected everyone from Peter Sellers to Adam Sandler, and it's not going to change anytime soon.
Williams' last appearance on the big screen was a supporting role in The Face of Love, with Ed Harris and Annette Bening. He played the unsuccessful suitor, the nice guy next door who just didn't possess the sex appeal of his rival.
Bening said he was a charm to work with. But he did return to TV this year with The Crazy Ones, created by David E. Kelley, which lasted only one season.
He was scheduled to finish Mrs. Doubtfire 2 and another Night at the Museum before he was found dead in his Marin County home Monday.
The sheriff's department is investigating, but the suspected cause of death is suicide by asphyxiation. His family said he was battling severe depression.
How much of this we could actually see, and how much of this we'll now create in every image of Williams that lingers, doesn't really matter. He's now part of the past tense, a place where the spotlight of celebrity finally turns away in search of fresh meat, new light.
Williams leaves a trail of brilliance in his wake: A glow that could have come right out of What Dreams May Come — a movie that features Williams dying, and moving through the afterlife in search of his wife.
His catalogue is so large and vast — stretching from Happy Feet to The Birdcage, Awakenings and The Fisher King to Good Morning, Vietnam to Hook — it's impossible to come up with a single film, a single role that speaks to his rubber ball soul.
And yet, he was a complete and utter presence in the lives of an entire generation who knows what "Nanu Nanu" means.
He is the rainbow, suspended, now looking in from the other side — leaving the rest of us to find our own punchline.
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Come on Professor X! While I completely agree on firing Angel or Jubilee, there's just no reason to kick Nightcrawler out! At least he humiliates Xavier and teleports away with class.
Pick Kitty Pryde or Dazzler next time.
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Hope Hodge of Marine Times, seems to have uncovered a bit of juicy news that illustrates another incredible consequence of the governments insistence on social engineering. But this time, instead of giant credits being given to tax payers for electrical cars (much of which resulted in the purchasing of brand new golf carts) this time it's marines taking advantage of the benefits given to them when they get married. The story is behind a paywall and most of you, I imagine, don't subscribe to this well-respected, but largely unknown publication. So I'll give you a little insight into what is in her 2500 word story.
She outlines the story of Lance Corp. Donald A. Mitchem. Mitchem who got married for to an illegal from Ghana in exchange for a few thousand dollars, a significant bump in pay, and his dignity. After their courthouse wedding, they went to their separate cars, and drove off, never to see one another again. Romantic right?
How much do Marines make when they get married?
Well, their base pay increase is between aroudn $1100 per month and $2,000 per month depending on where they are stationed. They are (or at least Mitchem was) eligible for a $350 stipend earmarked for food and such, and since the marriage was a sham and Mitchem did not live near his beautiful wife, he was given $250 in exchange for the hardship that the separation caused. That brings the total to somewhere between a $1700 and $2600 bump in pay EACH MONTH. That's right, taxpayers are paying marines who are working the system between 20,400 and 31,200 each year in extra take-home pay.
Isn't it great when government creates incentives?
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At first glance, you don't think that the two words should go together, right? But despite the atrocities that have occurred in Ethiopia, and the extreme poverty that has stricken the nation, their cuisine is uniquely complex and vibrant.
If you've ever eaten at an Ethiopian restaurant, you know that you're typically served meat stew, known as wat, along with vegetables, placed on top of a crepe-looking spongy bread called injera.
You eat with your hands, using the injera to pick up the food. It's a fabulous experience, and one I highly recommend. This is what injera looks like up close!
My first time eating Ethiopian food? In my dining room when I was in high school. It was during the period of time when my mother was cooking a different international cuisine every week or so. It would be German, then Chinese, then Russian, then Indian, then Ethiopian! I remember really enjoying all the smells and the flavors, although some of the dishes were too hot-spicy for me. (Sadly, I was a little slow developing my taste for anything hot-spicy, even salsa!)
The book my mother cooked out of was – you guessed it – the Time Life Series called Foods of the World – African Cooking.
Which is what I'm cooking out of today. Although I do own other cookbooks that pertain to more restricted cuisines of the African continent, this cookbook contains two "seasoning mixtures" that are necessary to prepare prior to beginning the foray into the wonderful world of Ethiopian food.
I have to mention that when I married my husband, he was very meat-and-potatoes, not that it was his fault. But as I cooked different international cuisines and we ate, he quickly expanded his culinary repertoire. To the point that, he asked me to make Ethiopian food for Thanksgiving the second year we were married!
The first recipe, below, is a spice paste called Berberé. I've just recently noticed that it can be purchased, but it's so easy to make. It is a paprika-based spice mixture that is toasted, cooked, and turned into a paste. I will type the actual recipe as it is in the cookbook.
Red-Pepper and Spice Pasta
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
2 tablespoons finely chopped onions
1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
2 tablespoons salt
3 tablespoons dry red wine
2 cups paprika
2 tablespoons ground hot red pepper
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups water
1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
In a heavy 2- to 3- quart saucepan (preferably one with an enameled or nonstick cooking surface), toast the ginger, cardamom, coriander, fenugreek, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and allspice over low heat for a minute or so, stirring them constantly until they are heated through. Then remove the pan from the heat and let the spices cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
Combine the toasted spices, onions, garlic, 1 tablespoon of the salt and the wine in the jar of an electric blender and blend at high speed until the mixture is a smooth paste.
Combine the paprika, red pepper, black pepper and the remaining tablespoon of salt in the saucepan and toast them over low heat for a minute or so, until they are heated through, shaking the pan and stirring the spices constantly.
Stir in the water, 1/4 cup at a time, then add the spice-and-wine mixture.
Stirring vigorously, cook over the lowest possible heat for 10 to 15 minutes.
With a rubber spatula, transfer the berberé to a jar or crock, and pack it in tightly.
Let the paste cool to room temperature, then dribble enough oil over the top to make a film at least 1/4 inch thick. Cover with foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. If you replenish the film of oil on top each time you use the berberé, it can safely be kept in the refrigerator for 5 or 6 months.
Now for my confession. I don't know where my head was. I mean, I've made this stuff before and the recipe is so straight forward. But I accidentally grabbed my 16 ounce bag of paprika and used it, instead of measuring out 2 cups. As I proceeded with the recipe and it was not behaving properly, it dawned on me what I'd done. Oh well. I fudged everything and got it all to work, and hopefully have all the right proportions of ingredients. But that's why, in case you're really observant, you'll notice that my wine-spice paste is actually a liquid. I needed a lot more liquid to turn all of that paprika and other spices into the resulting berberé!
Tomorrow? Niter Kebbeh !


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Finance Minister Andrej Babiš, criticised by the newly-elected head of TOP 09 Miroslav Kalousek, struck back in a statement for the Czech News Agency on Sunday that Mr Kalousek was a very able "political chameleon". He warned TOP 09 to be on its guard, suggesting that Mr Kalousek would be the first person to jump ship if the situation called for it. The comment is an apparent reference to TOP 09's founding by Messrs Kalousek and Karel Schwarzenberg in 2009, when the former was still a Christian Democrat. Mr Babiš also maintained that in the departure of Karel Schwarzenberg, the party had lost a "true leader".
The Czech Republic is in favour of greater cooperation between the EU and Turkey with regards the migrant crisis, and is ready to supply 25 million euros in support. The Czech Republic is seeking Turkey to regulate migrants, protect its borders and stop human traffickers or people smugglers from operating freely. The prime minister was given the mandate to purse the goals ahead of Sunday's EU summit with Turkey. EU states already agreed to provide three billion euros to Turkey over two years to help tackle the migrant crisis.
In a speech prior to his election as new chairman of TOP 09, Miroslav Kalousek outlined political priorities - foremost among them the need stand against what he described as an "unprecedented attack on free society". Mr Kalousek warned of growing oligarchization in the Czech Republic and against a government led by "one enlightened general", a clear barb at Finance Minister Andrej Babiš, the billionaire businessman with whom Mr Kalousek has routinely clashed in Parliament. In his speech, Mr Kalousek also warned of the growing influence of Moscow and suggested the Czech Republic needed to strengthen its position within the EU in response.
Former finance minister Miroslav Kalousek was voted in as the new chairman
of TOP 09 on Sunday, receiving a strong mandate from delegates. Of the 171
who voted, Mr Kalousek received votes from 148 (86.5 percent). No one else
at the party's congress ran for the top post. Likewise, Marek
Ženísek, endorsed by Mr Kalousek, ran unopposed for the post of first
deputy and received 71 percent.
A day earlier, Karel Schwarzenberg stepped down for age and health reasons but was elected honorary chairman and intends to still work closely with the party in the campaign in senate and communal elections. Mr Kalousek thanked him for his work as party leader and made clear Mr Schwarzenberg would continue to be a moral authority for TOP 09.
The Český slavík (Czech Nightingale) poll for musician of the year has been won for the 40th time by legendary pop star Karel Gott. The singer received the Absolute slavík award for 2015 as well as best male vocalist. Mr Gott was initially not expected to attend after recently being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and undergoing cancer treatment. His appearance was brief but was greeted with a standing ovation. The performer told the audience that support from his fans was the best infusion. On the night, best female singer was won by Lucie Bílá, who took the award for the 19th time and the best band were hard rock group Kabát, who clinched their 10th award. Some 140,000 members of the public voted this year.
The heads of the country's intelligence services met with members of the cabinet and the prime minister on Saturday, reviewing security and assessing that the country was not in danger of a terrorist attack. Tougher security measures were implemented following the recent attacks in Paris, and further developments in neighbouring Belgium, and are to stay in place until the new year. Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said that there was no need for hysteria or fear and no reason to cancel traditional events. He also said Czechs should make the most of the upcoming holidays.
The Czech Republic will not join a plan by neighboring Slovakia to challenge Brussels in court over EU mandatory migrant quotas, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said after a special cabinet meeting. Bratislava is planning on filing a case on the quotas at the European Court of Justice. On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said the country should consider taking part in the complaint, charging that the plans on redistributing migrants across EU countries were "nonsensical" and "would not work in practice". The prime minister and Deputy Prime Minister Pavel Bělobrádek came out against; most of the cabinet on Saturday also opposed the idea, the prime minister said.
Lights at the Christmas tree on Prague's Old Town Square were turned on on Saturday but not in a traditional ceremony for security reasons, news website iDnes reports. The lights will also be turned off on the hour for a few minutes for an undetermined period of time before they stay on for the greater part of the Christmas period. Key sites in Prague saw security increased until the end of the year at the earliest, following the recent attacks in Paris.
TOP 09's Karel Schwarzenberg, due to step down as party leader, has said that in the migrant crisis the Czech Republic, the EU and even his party faced the challenge of a generation, the same way predecessors had to deal with the realities of Nazism or communist rule. At his speech at his party's congress in Prague on Saturday, the former foreign minister, who has long championed human rights, said it was important to be open and friendly to refugees, suggesting anyone could become a refugee under certain circumstances. He added that the 25 year period following the Velvet Revolution had been golden but that it had ended. After his speech, he told journalists that he was disgusted by President Miloš Zeman's position on migrants; Mr Schwarzenberg went head-to-head against the current head of state in the presidential election in 2013.
The leader of TOP 09 Karel Schwarzenberg, 77, is to step down as chairman and pass the baton to deputy chairman Miroslav Kalousek at the party's congress launched in Prague on Saturday. The former foreign minister and presidential candidate is stepping down after successfully leading TOP 09 to third place in elections in 2010, not long after the party was formed. TOP 09, now in the opposition, was in the former government of Petr Nečas with the Civic Democrats and Public Affairs. Giving up the post, Mr Schwarzenberg will be named honorary chairman. The new party leader, Miroslav Kalousek, 54, is a seasoned politician who twice served as finance minister.


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April 14, 2012 at 9:53 pm #59973
Hi, Marion,
I agree i do not think we will have time to discuss this at the ASCO 2012 conference; I will be very tire after each day and I also need time to prepare for the next day topics;At, least for me,it is in par with running a marathon in energy consumption.
BTW, i am also working on one Chinese herbal formula,which is also widely use for hundred if not thousand years in Japan too ,for liver and bile duct related problems.
God bless.April 14, 2012 at 6:00 pm #59972marionsModerator
Percy…I have just been introduced to the "warm" and "cool" concept and must say that I am quite intrigued.
Hopefully you and I we will have a chance to discuss this at the upcoming ASCO conference. That is if we find a minute to sit and talk. As you have experienced, we are pretty busy and exhausted in the evenings.
MarionApril 14, 2012 at 4:28 pm #59971
Hi, Marion,
I did read it long time ago. Actually that is what I am testing now using herbal extract crystal powder supplied by my Chinese former chair person of The Herbal Medicine of Hongkong Chinese University. ( the advantage here is the quality of the supply rather than anything else ;- the most important part of the effectiveness and consistency of herbal formula products)
It is much easier to take. Just take the correct amount ( ie: 1-2teaspoonful and add them with hot water in a cup,stir and drink; more or less like taking Alka seltzer ). The hang qui tan formula is on the "relatively cool" side of the property of the herbal medicine spectrum, it is still a very common formula used for abdominal problems like diarrhea . But if a person who is on chemotherapy and takes this for a long time without understanding "the relatively cool" concept , and not now and then adding or taking some " relatively hot" property of the herbal medicine to counteract the "relatively cool" effects ; then actually may weaken the overall health condition ( the Qi- the inner energy of the patient.)
That is why now I am testing to add the correct herbals and the correct amounts to improve the situation . It may take a while ,but I will report what I have found and if others would like to try; at least they know I am the first little hamster and not them to use the formula.April 14, 2012 at 6:59 am #59970marionsModerator
Percy…then you may have read this also:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304177104577313821796467932.htmlApril 13, 2012 at 9:51 pm #59969gavinModerator
Hi Percy,
Glad that the link was of interest to you, and like you too, I find this all interesting.
Great to hear that Briggs signed an extension this week, superb news for us and I was most happy to hear this! But as well, we really need to get Matt Forte signed up too. We sooo need to do that deal as soon as possible to get ready for this season. Can't believe that it won't get down eventually. Yes Urlacher, hmmm, lets hope he can do the job again next year as we really need him. The "O" line, a bug bear of ours to say the least. This year Tice and his team will get it sorted, have faith!!! And you know that I'll be betting on our Bears again like last year! Can't wait for the season to start!
Your constipation does not sound good at all. Are you taking anything to help with that? I hope that the Chinese herbs will be of use to you Percy, and I know that there will be no one better placed to judge their benefits or not than you. I hope that they work and I look forward to hearing more about them. And as always, I will for sure say hi to my mum from you.
Enjoy the videos and you better be taking good care of yourself too! Otherwise, I will be getting on that plane to come and have words with you face to face…….
Take care,
GavinApril 13, 2012 at 3:14 am #59968
Thanks for the info.
You know i like biology; It is very interesting to learn about this technique,but I am sure some members may think "it is boring".
Briggs will stay as BEARS for a couple more years;that is music in the ears for BEAR fans like you and me. But as you know,don't bet anything until we can see what kind of the offensive line up will be. I am also worry about our famous middle line backer may be too old next year .
As always,say hi to your mum for me; I will watch more of the video you sent to me when I have more time. I am currently studying Chinese Herbal medicine formulas for CCA in Chinese. I ordered some herbs and tried it a couple times while on the off week of Xeloda and I got constipation which had the opposite effects of diarrhea when I am on Xeloda.(very interesting indeed).
The good thing about herbal medicine is the margin of safety is relatively wide ;the bad thing about herbal medicine is,unlike the western medicine practice here in the States and Europe, the unknown of the active ingredient that produces the beneficial effects.
Thanks again for the video.
God bless.April 12, 2012 at 6:01 pm #6660gavinModerator
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|"Theoden King" by Jenny Dolfen
|Biographical Information
|Other names
|Ednew, Horsemaster
|King of Rohan
|Rohirric, Westron, Sindarin
|15 March T.A. 3019 (aged 71)
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
|House of Eorl
|Thengel & Morwen
|Théodwyn, three unnamed sisters[1][note 1]
|Physical Description
|Hair color
|Long, thick, braided white hair[2]
|Eye color
|Images of Théoden
- "Out of doubt, out of dark, to the day's rising
he rode singing in the sun, sword unsheathing.
Hope he rekindled, and in hope ended;
over death, over dread, over doom lifted
out of loss, out of life, unto long glory."
- ― Gléowine[3]
Théoden (Third Age 2948 – March 15, 3019, aged 71 years) was the seventeenth King of Rohan, ruling for 39 years, from T.A. 2980 until his death. He was the last of the Second Line.[1]
[edit] History
[edit] Early Life
Théoden was the only son of Thengel, and became king after the death of his father in T.A. 2980. Théoden spoke Sindarin and Westron rather than Rohirric, for he had been born in Gondor and spent his youth there.
Théoden loved his sister Théodwyn most of all. After she and her husband both died he adopted her children Éomer and Éowyn as his own. He had a son, Théodred, whose mother Elfhild died in childbirth.[1]
In T.A. 3014 Théoden's health began to fail. This may have been due to natural causes (he was sixty-six) or it may have been induced or increased by subtle poisons administered by Gríma. Gríma (or Wormtongue as most others in the Mark called him), was secretly in the employ of Saruman the White.[4]
[edit] War of the Ring
As the war approached Théoden was increasingly misled by his chief adviser Gríma. In the last years before the War of the Ring, Théoden let his rule slip out of his hands completely, and Gríma became increasingly powerful. Rohan was troubled again by Orcs and Dunlendings, who operated under the will of Saruman, ruling from Isengard. On Gríma's orders Éomer had been arrested and imprisoned after Éomer's foray to destroy the Orcs that had crossed Rohan.[2]
When Gandalf and Aragorn appeared before him, the Wizard healed the king. He then restored his nephew, took up his sword, and led the Riders of Rohan to the Fords of Isen, where his only son, Théodred, had only recently been slain by Saruman's forces during the First Battle of the Fords of Isen. Théoden nephew, Éomer, now became his heir.
On their way, they received news that the border was lost and he retreated into battle at Helm's Deep. After this he became known as Théoden Ednew, the Renewed,[1] because he had thrown off the yoke of Saruman.
After the battle he visited Isengard where he witnessed as Gandalf deposed Saruman from their order. On their way back to Rohan, they stopped by the Helm's Deep, where he noticed that the lonely Hobbit of their company, Meriadoc Brandybuck felt out of place, and offered to ride with him for the rest of the journey. The hobbit was delighted, as he felt useless among the Riders and offered Théoden his sword in service of Rohan.[5]
Aragorn left the Rohirrim's company for Dunharrow, and Théoden and the Riders took a safer path to Edoras. Near the outer hills of Rohan, Théoden dismissed Éomer's urge not to go to the war, and with the remaining Riders he rode to the Hold at Dunharrow, where his people took shelter.[6]
[edit] Fulfilling the Oath of Eorl
After reuniting with Éowyn and while resting, a Gondorian named Hirgon entered his tent, bringing the Red Arrow from Denethor II. Théoden responded to him that 6000 Riders would reach Minas Tirith in the week. Indeed they set off the next morning (the Dawnless Day); before leaving he ordered his squire, Meriadoc, to stay behind at Edoras.[6]
On their way to Minas Tirith, Théoden's forces were alerted to a host of Orcs upon the road from the city moving towards them. A leader of the Woses, Ghân-buri-Ghân, offered to lead the Rohirrim by secret paths through the Drúadan Forest so they could avoid the Orcs. Taking the forgotten road down Stonewain Valley the riders of Rohan were able to come to the Pelennor Fields undetected.
To his dismay, they found Hirgon dead and understood that the Gondorians were unaware of their arrival; Minas Tirith was being destroyed. Théoden was reinvigorated by a sudden great flash of light from the city. He ordered to charge as the Darkness was fading. He led the Rohirrim to the aid of Gondor at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. In that battle he challenged the Black Serpent of the Haradrim, and slew him and his standard-bearer. [7]
The Lord of the Nazgûl attacked him, and he was mortally wounded when his horse Snowmane fell upon him after being frightened by the Ringwraith's Fell beast.
He was immediately avenged by Éowyn and the Hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck, both of whom had ridden to war in secret. He claimed to Merry at his death on the field that he was satisfied, for he had felled the Black Serpent.[8]
[edit] Legacy
The body of Théoden the Renowned remained in the Hallows of Minas Tirith[9] while Snowmane was buried where they fell.
His nephew Éomer succeeded him as King of Rohan. In July he returned to Minas Tirith and brought Théoden's body back to Edoras. On 10 August the funeral of Théoden took place. Gléowine composed a poem for him and other Kings of the line of Eorl.[3]
[edit] Etymology
The Old English word þeoden, means "lord, king", and contains the element þeod "people" (éothéod "horse-people"). It is related to the Old Norse word þjóðann, meaning "Leader of the People" (i.e. "King").[source?]
In Tolkien's fictional etymology, the name Théoden is an Old English translation of the original Rohirric Tûrac, an old word for King.[10]
[edit] Other versions
In one of Tolkien's early drafts, Théoden also had a daughter by the name of Idis, but she was eventually removed when her character was eclipsed by that of Éowyn.
[edit] Genealogy
2870 - 2953
|two daughters
2905 - 2980
|Morwen Steelsheen
b. 2922
d. 2978
2948 - 3019†
|three daughters
2963 - 3002
d. 3002†
2978 - 3019†
b. 2999
2991 - Fo.A. 63
b. 2995
2983 - Fo.A. 82
[edit] Portrayal in adaptations
1955: The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series):
- Valentine Dyall voiced the part of Théoden.
1978: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film):
- The voice of Théoden was provided by Philip Stone.
1979: The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series):
- Erik Bauersfeld provided the voice of Théoden.
1980: The Return of the King (1980 film):
- Théoden is voiced by Don Messick, though he speaks very little. His death is narrated by John Huston as Gandalf.
1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series): Theoden played by Jack May appears much earlier in the narrative than in the book, allowing Gandalf to borrow a horse on his escape from Isengard.
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:
- This film deviates from Tolkien's story by having Théoden (played by Bernard Hill) actually possessed by Saruman rather than simply deceived by Gríma. He then goes to Helm's Deep to take his people to safety rather than to make a stand against the enemy.
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:
- Théoden at first refuses to come to the aid of Gondor saying that Gondor did not come to the aid of Rohan at the Battle of the Hornburg. His death is placed after the coming of the Haradrim, and is depicted differently; he is not crushed by Snowmane, but wounded by the fell beast. In general, his personality is changed from a "kindly old man" to that of a callous and somewhat obstinate character, though he has several tender moments at the grave of his son and near Éowyn.
2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth:
- Théoden is a hero in the Rohan faction. He is voiced by Phil Proctor.
2006: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II:
- Théoden is a hero in the Men faction. He is voiced by Phil Proctor.
2009: The Lord of the Rings: Conquest:
- Théoden is voiced by Brian George.
[edit] Titles
House of Eorl
|Preceded by:
|17th King of Rohan
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[edit] See also
- ↑ Under Thengel in Appendix A it states: "She bore him three children in Gondor, of whom Théoden, the second, was his only son. [...] Morwen bore him two more daughters in Rohan"
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", "The Kings of the Mark"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The King of the Golden Hall"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Many Partings"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Battles of the Fords of Isen"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Passing of the Grey Company"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Muster of Rohan"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Ride of the Rohirrim"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages"
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|First Line:
|Eorl the Young (T.A. 2510 - 2545) · Brego (2545 - 2570) · Aldor the Old (2570 - 2645) · Fréa (2645 - 2659) · Fréawine (2659 - 2680) · Goldwine (2680 - 2699) · Déor (2699 - 2718) · Gram (2718 - 2741) · Helm Hammerhand (2741 - 2759)
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|Éomer Éadig (T.A. 3019 - Fo.A. 63) · Elfwine the Fair (63 - unknown)


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The last official duty of the night was to introduce the 2014
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LinkedIn is actively courting the financial advisor industry, now that the social network for work professionals is seeing double-digit growth in the advisor segment.
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At the same time that advisors are gravitating toward social media, investors also are using LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other social media to make financial decisions.
On Wednesday, LinkedIn and Cogent released a study revealing that 63% of mass affluent consumers take action after using social media to learn about financial products and services. The research concludes that close to 90% of people with investable assets between $100,000 and $1 million are active social media users. Of those, 44% engage with financial institutions in social media, with more than a third actively following companies, liking, commenting and sharing content.
"In the past few years, purchase behavior has transformed," LinkedIn's Grazel wrote in a blog post introducing the study, "Influencing the Mass Affluent." "Buyers are not informed or persuaded by advertising alone and are using the web and social networks to educate themselves on potential purchases. This is especially true in the financial sector, creating a tremendous opportunity for financial institutions to reach mass affluent audiences by providing rich content to earn trust and credibility."
Finance companies are increasingly turning to social media not only because regulators have recently freed them to do so, but because more than 5 million affluent investors use social media to make financial decisions, according to Grazel, who joined LinkedIn two and a half years ago after years of digital marketing experience at Prudential, GE Money and Citibank.
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Created in 2002, Mountain View, Calif.-based LinkedIn was co-founded by Reid Hoffman and team members from PayPal and Socialnet.com. A total of 161 million professionals worldwide have connected with Linkedin, and every second that number grows by two more memberships as members look for jobs and read work-related content on the platform, according to a profile of the company on tech news site Mashable.
"The world's largest professional social network has made great leaps into the mobile space. In 2012, it launched an iPad app, in addition to updated iPhone and Android apps," Mashable says. "In May, Linkedin bought slideshow presentation platform SlideShare for $119 million. Linkedin also acquired email startup Rapportive. The company is focused on new partnerships that will enable better professional connections and content for its global userbase."
Why does this matter to financial advisors?
"There's a big shift to how consumers are getting information," Grazel said. "Social has to be integrated into business practices, and financial advisors are becoming aware that they need to incorporate social into their business practices. It's a big opportunity for advisors to leverage social media, and more and more advisors with middleware and archiving are posting content to our platform. It's a good way to keep in touch with clients."
Curtis noted that she has seen LinkedIn growing its presence at advisor conferences as the networking site seeks more members. It makes sense, she said, considering that LinkedIn's users have the highest net worth of any social media site.
"The conferences are starting to have separate areas for social media, and LinkedIn has computers there and a person individually helping advisors," Curtis said. "I had a LinkedIn profile before Twitter and Facebook because it's the more professional of the three."
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